U.S. District Judge Monti Belot refused Thursday to dismissindictments stemming from the months-long undercover operation bythe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

The sting resulted in federal drug and firearms charges lastyear against 51 people _ 43 of them black, four white and four ofraces unknown.

Defense attorneys argued the storefront targeted black malesbecause it was located in a part of Wichita where blacks accountedfor 33 percent of the population. The percentage of blacks citywideis about 11 percent.

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